{"id":25846058,"date":"2026-01-19T10:18:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T09:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/third-party-due-diligence\/third-party-risk-management-understanding-the-challenges-of-third-party-assessment\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T09:46:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T08:46:13","slug":"third-party-risk-management-understanding-the-challenges-of-third-party-assessment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/en\/third-party-due-diligence\/third-party-risk-management-understanding-the-challenges-of-third-party-assessment\/","title":{"rendered":"Third-party risk management: understanding the challenges of third-party assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"25846058\" class=\"elementor elementor-25846058 elementor-1743\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc1f7cc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fc1f7cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56af686a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"56af686a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e746b71 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"5e746b71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"18\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 22\"><path id=\"icons8-genealogy\" d=\"M10,3V6.549L6.449,10H4v4h.018L2.908,17H1v4H5V17.113l1.027-2.779L7,17v4h4V17H9.129L8,13.9V11.279l4.006-3.891L16,11.215V14h.027l-1.133,3H13v4h4V17.082l1.047-2.768L19.027,17H19v4h4V17H21.158L20,13.832V10H17.623L14,6.531V3Z\" transform=\"translate(-3 23) rotate(-90)\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71f19735 elementor-align-left fil-ariane elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"71f19735\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e212fda e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e212fda\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a12cca8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a12cca8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"titre-large\">\n  <span class=\"strong\">Third-party risk management: <\/span>\n  <span class=\"accent accent-orange\">understanding the challenges <\/span>\n  <span class=\"lite\">of third-party assessment<\/span>\n<\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a9f64a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a9f64a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d16507 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d16507\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f34d097 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f34d097\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Never have companies, local authorities and public administrations operated in an environment as complex as today\u2019s. They must deal with a multitude of third parties, both drivers of performance and points of vulnerability. Each relationship opens a breach in the organisation, <strong>exposing it to risks that are difficult to measure, but sometimes with dramatic consequences<\/strong>.  <\/p>\n<p>Faced with major challenges, elected officials and executives can no longer be satisfied with a reactive approach. In service of the organisation, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/evaluation-des-tiers\">proactive third-party assessment<\/a> makes it possible to anticipate, assess and control threats<\/strong>. Yet, nine years after the publication of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/sapin-2\/\">the Sapin 2 law<\/a>, companies, local authorities and public administrations are struggling to implement it.  <\/p>\n<p>What are the main challenges of third-party assessment? Understand them to raise your awareness of third-party assessment, an essential process for protecting your organisation\u2019s sustainability and growth. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bd57e5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4bd57e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb16f6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb16f6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-introduction-enjeux-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25846059\" alt=\"Vector illustration of a female executive examining a partner network with a magnifying glass to illustrate third-party assessment challenges.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-introduction-enjeux-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-introduction-enjeux-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-introduction-enjeux-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-introduction-enjeux.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17cbbc6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"17cbbc6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29f7701 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29f7701\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"titre-large\">\n  <span class=\"strong\">Third-party assessment <\/span>\n  <span class=\"lite\">in the face of the complexity <\/span>\n  <span class=\"accent accent-orange\">of external risks<\/span>\n<\/span>\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e444444 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e444444\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-025b3e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"025b3e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every company, local authority or public administration maintains relationships with a multitude of third parties (suppliers, subcontractors, service providers, investors, customers, institutional partners, etc.). <strong>Each one exposes it to numerous and varied risks<\/strong>, the consequences of which can be severe for the organisation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-553c462 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"553c462\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-240164b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"240164b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfea207 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dfea207\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Third-party regulatory non-compliance: a major risk<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9e2169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9e2169\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Regulatory compliance does not concern internal practices alone. Obligations extend beyond the organisation\u2019s boundaries. Failure by third parties to comply with laws and regulations can incur legal and financial liability for companies, local authorities and public administrations:  <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Anti-corruption<\/strong>: in France, the Sapin 2 law requires large companies and public institutions to implement anti-corruption prevention measures, including third-party assessment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Personal data protection<\/strong>: the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) strictly governs the collection and management of personal data. Companies, local authorities and public administrations must ensure their third parties\u2019 level of compliance. Their liability may be called into question in the event of a data leak or breach due to a partner\u2019s negligence.  <\/li>\n<li><strong>Duty of vigilance<\/strong>: since 2017, large companies must prevent serious risks relating to human rights, health, safety and the environment across their entire supply chain (subcontractors, suppliers).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9455ad6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9455ad6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ef266c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ef266c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Corruption: a legal and reputational risk<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4b09db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4b09db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Corruption, money laundering, influence peddling, conflicts of interest: a partner involved in these illegal or unethical practices <strong>can expose the company, local authority or public administration to legal and reputational liability<\/strong>, even if the latter is not the source of the wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p>Between investigations and financial penalties, reputational damage, loss of public or private contracts, weakened governance and a challenge to the culture of integrity, <strong>the effects of a third-party ethical risk can be long-lasting and critical<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23df6e7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"23df6e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e20821a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e20821a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13636ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13636ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dependence on third parties: an operational risk not to be overlooked<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c900d67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c900d67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Excessive dependence on third parties can have disastrous consequences for business continuity. Multiple and often interconnected, risk scenarios are varied: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Supply chain disruption<\/strong>: a bankruptcy, labour dispute or logistical blockage at a supplier can interrupt the delivery of essential raw materials or equipment and bring production to a halt.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Loss of investor confidence<\/strong>: a partner\u2019s failure or the discovery of accounting irregularities at a subcontractor can undermine confidence and the company\u2019s market valuation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Deterioration of the customer experience<\/strong>: late or defective delivery of a product by a supplier reduces customer satisfaction, with the risk of customers switching to competitors.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Public policy called into question<\/strong>: corruption or shortcomings by a public contract holder can affect the legitimacy of a policy and cast doubt on public-sector governance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24cc9ff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24cc9ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02b69fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02b69fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The environment: a reputational risk for the organisation<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ee0e8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ee0e8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When calculating their carbon footprint, companies, local authorities and public administrations must take into account indirect greenhouse gas emissions associated with the entire value chain (scope 3).<\/p>\n<p>Thus, a supplier that uses polluting processes or neglects energy efficiency <strong>can significantly affect an organisation\u2019s carbon footprint<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the environmental challenge, a deterioration in the CSR balance sheet, extra-financial <strong>CSRD<\/strong> (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive) results and environmental, social and governance (<strong>ESG<\/strong>) criteria has serious consequences for the organisation: damage to image, customer disillusionment, investor departures, talent drain, etc.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e49c94e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e49c94e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01c058c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"01c058c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f58621c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f58621c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cybersecurity: a risk amplified by third parties<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69bc217 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69bc217\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In an era of widespread interconnection, cybersecurity is a critical issue for companies, local authorities and public administrations. Increasingly, <strong>cyberattacks come through external third parties<\/strong> (software vendors, maintenance services, IT subcontractors, etc.). <\/p>\n<p>Hackers exploit weak links in the chain to reach the organisation. A partner with a fragile IT system exposes the organisation to the theft of sensitive data or system encryption by ransomware with a ransom demand. <\/p>\n<p><strong>The organisation may be prosecuted<\/strong> for GDPR violations, with financial and legal risk.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d440e2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d440e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2bde83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d2bde83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-cybersecurite-risque-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25846060\" alt=\"Vector illustration of a concerned professional facing a cyberattack, symbolising the heightened cybersecurity risk linked to third parties.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-cybersecurite-risque-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-cybersecurite-risque-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-cybersecurite-risque-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-cybersecurite-risque.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a76c3ed e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a76c3ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-375d6de6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"375d6de6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"titre-large\">\n  <span class=\"strong\">Third-party assessment: <\/span>\n  <span class=\"accent accent-orange\">a response to critical challenges <\/span>\n  <span class=\"lite\">for the organisation<\/span>\n<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c50fb85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c50fb85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Third-party assessment involves identifying, assessing and analysing the risks associated with partners. Classifying and prioritising threats makes it possible to build an appropriate and effective risk management plan. <\/p>\n<p><strong>The objective: reduce the frequency and severity of third-party risks<\/strong> for the company, local authority or public administration.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a43d4c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-timeline\" data-id=\"2a43d4c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_tricks_widget_satellite_icon_bg_hover_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;jet_tricks_widget_tooltip_background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;jet_tricks_widget_scroll_reveal_mask_bg_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_background_hover_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"jet-timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-jet-timeline jet-elements\"><div class=\"jet-timeline jet-timeline--align-center jet-timeline--align-top\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-timeline__line\"><div class=\"jet-timeline__line-progress\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"jet-timeline-list\"><div class=\"jet-timeline-item jet-timeline-item--animated elementor-repeater-item-dae3534 jet-timeline-item--image-outside_after\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-equilibre-financier.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1749\" alt=\"Illustration vectorielle d\u2019une balance avec des pi\u00e8ces d\u2019euro et une fl\u00e8che descendante, symbolisant l\u2019impact financier des risques tiers.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-equilibre-financier.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-equilibre-financier-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-equilibre-financier-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-equilibre-financier-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">Protect financial balance<\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\"><p>Properly assessing and managing third-party risks<strong> helps preserve economic stability, budgetary balance and growth<\/strong> for companies, local authorities and public administrations. The consequences of a poorly managed external risk can indeed be critical: <\/p><ul><li><strong>Loss of revenue<\/strong>, due to collapsing sales, customers and users moving to competitors, exclusion from public tenders, or the termination of contractual relationships.<\/li><li><strong>Investor flight<\/strong>, as they are sensitive to regulatory compliance, operational resilience and ESG performance criteria.<\/li><li><strong>Shareholder distrust<\/strong>, hindering access to financing and delaying structuring initiatives.<\/li><li><strong>Financial penalties<\/strong> such as, for example, administrative fines for GDPR non-compliance (up to \u20ac20M or 4% of global turnover)<\/li><li><strong>Budget imbalance<\/strong> forcing reductions in operating and investment expenditure.<\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none\"> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">Protect financial balance<\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-equilibre-financier.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1749\" alt=\"Illustration vectorielle d\u2019une balance avec des pi\u00e8ces d\u2019euro et une fl\u00e8che descendante, symbolisant l\u2019impact financier des risques tiers.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-equilibre-financier.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-equilibre-financier-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-equilibre-financier-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-equilibre-financier-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-timeline-item jet-timeline-item--animated elementor-repeater-item-bad6101 jet-timeline-item--image-outside_after\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-risque-juridique.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1750\" alt=\"Illustration vectorielle d\u2019un tribunal et d\u2019un panneau d\u2019alerte avec un marteau de juge, symbolisant le risque juridique li\u00e9 aux tiers.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-risque-juridique.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-risque-juridique-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-risque-juridique-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-risque-juridique-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">Protect against legal risk<\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\"><p>Third-party assessment protects companies, local authorities and public administrations from legal risks of prosecution and litigation related to <strong>a partner\u2019s negligence<\/strong>.<\/p><p>For example, when one of its third parties is involved in corruption, forced labour or serious environmental harm, the organisation may be <strong>investigated for complicity or failure to meet its duty of vigilance<\/strong>.<\/p><p>A third party\u2019s contractual failure (a supplier unable to deliver, a service provider that does not meet standards) can also generate lengthy and costly commercial disputes, accompanied by high financial costs (legal fees, damages, contractual penalties, etc.) and negative publicity for the company, local authority or public administration.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">Protect against legal risk<\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-risque-juridique.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1750\" alt=\"Illustration vectorielle d\u2019un tribunal et d\u2019un panneau d\u2019alerte avec un marteau de juge, symbolisant le risque juridique li\u00e9 aux tiers.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-risque-juridique.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-risque-juridique-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-risque-juridique-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-risque-juridique-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-timeline-item jet-timeline-item--animated elementor-repeater-item-0e59f46 jet-timeline-item--image-outside_after\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-reputation.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1751\" alt=\"Illustration vectorielle d\u2019un m\u00e9gaphone et d\u2019un smartphone diffusant une alerte, symbolisant l\u2019impact r\u00e9putationnel des risques tiers.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-reputation.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-reputation-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-reputation-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-reputation-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">Protect the organisation\u2019s reputation<\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\"><p>Long to build, reputation is quickly destroyed. In a hyperconnected world, every environmental or social harm, every ethical failing, is relayed within hours by the media and social networks. Even when committed by a third party, they hit the partner organisation\u2019s image head-on.  <\/p><p>Working with a third party involved in a scandal (forced labour, massive pollution, corruption, cyberattack, etc.) is enough to <strong>trigger a reputational domino effect<\/strong>, accompanied by distrust, loss of credibility or boycotts.<\/p><p>Implementing third-party assessment reduces these threats, whose repercussions leave <strong>irreversible and lasting scars<\/strong>, both internally and externally.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">Protect the organisation\u2019s reputation<\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-reputation.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1751\" alt=\"Illustration vectorielle d\u2019un m\u00e9gaphone et d\u2019un smartphone diffusant une alerte, symbolisant l\u2019impact r\u00e9putationnel des risques tiers.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-reputation.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-reputation-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-reputation-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-reputation-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-timeline-item jet-timeline-item--animated elementor-repeater-item-8cc30a8 jet-timeline-item--image-outside_after\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-image-employeur.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1752\" alt=\"Illustration vectorielle de collaborateurs avec des valeurs affich\u00e9es (int\u00e9grit\u00e9, confiance, RSE), symbolisant l\u2019impact des tiers sur l\u2019image employeur.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-image-employeur.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-image-employeur-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-image-employeur-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-image-employeur-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">Protect the employer brand<\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\"><p>New generations of employees are <strong>increasingly attentive to the organisation\u2019s values<\/strong>, whether a company, local authority or public administration.<\/p><p>By limiting third-party-related crises, <strong>third-party assessment protects the employer brand<\/strong>. Because, even without direct responsibility, the organisation suffers the human consequences of third-party risks. Employee disengagement, higher turnover and reduced attractiveness in the labour market compromise internal operations, growth, innovation and the organisation\u2019s development.  <\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">Protect the employer brand<\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-image-employeur.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1752\" alt=\"Illustration vectorielle de collaborateurs avec des valeurs affich\u00e9es (int\u00e9grit\u00e9, confiance, RSE), symbolisant l\u2019impact des tiers sur l\u2019image employeur.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-image-employeur.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-image-employeur-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-image-employeur-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-image-employeur-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-timeline-item jet-timeline-item--animated elementor-repeater-item-5255ed9 jet-timeline-item--image-outside_after\">\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-survie-organisationnelle.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1753\" alt=\"Illustration vectorielle d\u2019un b\u00e2timent fissur\u00e9 menac\u00e9 par une chute de dominos, symbolisant la survie organisationnelle face aux risques tiers.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-survie-organisationnelle.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-survie-organisationnelle-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-survie-organisationnelle-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-survie-organisationnelle-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">Protect the organisation\u2019s survival<\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__card-desc\"><p>Too often perceived as operational or one-off, an incident involving a third party may seem manageable. But when combined, legal, financial, human and reputational consequences worsen each other and <strong>create a vicious circle, feeding into one another<\/strong>. This cycle can lead to extreme situations such as bankruptcies, site closures or institutional crises.  <\/p><p>In this context, third-party assessment is <strong>a strategic issue that affects sustainability, legitimacy, and even the organisation\u2019s survival<\/strong>.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"timeline-item__point-content timeline-item__point-content--icon\"><span class=\"jet-elements-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__meta\"><div class=\"timeline-item__meta-content\">Protect the organisation\u2019s survival<\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__card-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-survie-organisationnelle.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1753\" alt=\"Illustration vectorielle d\u2019un b\u00e2timent fissur\u00e9 menac\u00e9 par une chute de dominos, symbolisant la survie organisationnelle face aux risques tiers.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-survie-organisationnelle.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-survie-organisationnelle-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-survie-organisationnelle-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.values-associates.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/evaluation-tiers-survie-organisationnelle-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c0a794 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8c0a794\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d503b09 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d503b09\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1399209 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1399209\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Long underestimated, third-party risks are proving critical. Beyond the financial, legal and reputational challenges, <strong>the sustainability and development of the company, local authority or public administration are at stake<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>Faced with the growing number and diversity of threats, <strong>implementing a proactive approach to risk management and third-party assessment<\/strong> is no longer optional. It is a strategic imperative. 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